Shoe-sole.



J. SOLOMON.

SHOE SOLE.

Amlcmou nuzn .001. 1.. 1914.

Patented Oct. s;191s.

nacyi c'bncerm Bei known 'thjt I, Junrus SOLOMON, acitizen-fof l;thejUnited States, residing at Oberlin, in the county of-Lorain and State of Ohio,

ful 'lmprovements' in Shoe-Soles, of which thefollowing is .a specification.

vin connection iwith- :boots My invention relates to improvements in sh'o'e soles, and more particularl" to that class or type knownia's outer so esl us'ed and shoes.

- Theprimary objct of the invention isto 'provide a generallyimproved-sole of this lass which will bepfexceedlngly simple in construction, cheap of manufacture, and efficient in use.

. predetermined form or contourof the shoe will clearly appear upon reference to Figs.

' A further object of the invention is to provide an improved flexible rubber or composition sole of such improved form or shape as to readily adapt the same to conform to the to which it is to be attached.

A still further object is the provision ofan improved laminated flexible composition 'sole .having concavo-convex shaped longitudinally and transversely extending sections adapted to more readily conform to thecontour of the heel shank and tread portions of theshoe. a o v A still further object of the invention is the provision of an improved form. of sole of this class having" improved reinforcing and attaching means whereby the sole'may be more readily and securely attached to the shoe than the ordinary or commonly emloyed soles of. the class now in use.

A still further obj the provision-of an improved concavo-convex shaped sole made up'of laminated layers of fabric and flexible covering material,

a said fabric-being adapted not only tov minforce and add to the wearing qualities of the sole, but also adapting the sole to be more readily attached and secured by cement or other securing means, of the sole also facilitating such attachment. 4 a

. With the above mentioned and other ends the invention consists in the novel combination construction, arrangement, and

illustrated of parts, hereinafter described,

'in some of its embodiments in the aocom panying drawings, and particularly pointedout in the appended claim Referring to the -draw1ngs,.form1ng a Specification of Letters Patent,

have inverited certain new and'use- 4+4, of Fig. 2.

3 and 1,, of the drawings.

readily fitted upon and secured to the shoe,

ect of the invention is l the particular form Patented O ct. s, 1918,

: Application filed October 1, 1917. Serial Ito. 94,107.

of this'specification, Figure 1, is an edge view of a shoe sole constructed in ac-" cordance with my invention and'shown applied to or-embodied in a shoe as indicated v or butlined in the dotted lines. V

' Fig. 2, atop plan view of the same, aportion being broken away for the purpose of clear illustration of the parts.

' Fig. 3, a transverse or cross sectional view taken on line 3 -3, of Fig.2.

Fig. A, a cross sectionalview taken on line Similar nume like parts throughout all the figures of the drawings.

As a means of readily adapting the improved sole to be conformed to and fitted upon an ordinary shoe 1, as indicated by dotted'lines in Fig. 1, of the drawings, the mproved sole 1s of concave-convex shape longitudinally. as well as transversely, as

a By reason of such form the sole may be whereas in the commonly employed flattened soles there is a tendency to buckle and breaktions thereofrals of reference designate" The improved sole is madeup of a plurality or series of layers of reinforcing fabric and flexible covering material, such layers of reinforc'in fabric 2 and 2, comprising suitable relatlvely, coarse vegetable fabric extending throughout the. length and breadth of the sole, as :a whole, and being covered .by

'a relatively thin layer ofcementitious material 2 interposed between the layers of. fabric 2 "and 2, and the shoe 1. The layers of fabric 2 and 2, are adapted not only-to but to form a suitably reinforce the sole,

base for tacksuitable attaching medium or ing'or sewingthe sole to the shoe.

' The main body portion of the sole may be formed of any suitable and convenient. flexiblewear resisting covering material 2", such for example as rubber or composition rubber, such main body portion 2*, also comprising a suitable layer extending coincident to the fabric layers 2 and 2, andthe upper or covering layer 2, and forming as a whole a laminated composition sole having concavo-convex shaped heel, shank and tread portions and 7 P ti 1y It will also be understood that the reinforcing and attaching layers of fabric 2,

and 2, are thoroughly vulcanized in and covered by the oppositely located layers of cementitious and composition material 2 and 2", and it will also be understood that the fabric forms a convenient fabric base for the attaching elements in securing the sole to the shoe, and the laminated layers 2,

2, 2 and 2, being previously formed in the process of manufacture so as to readily fit the shoe for which it is designed.- It will be obvious that not only a better fitting sole is provided, but a more uniform resilience and Wear resisting quality is given to the solethroughout than where the sole is cut from a fiat blank of composition material of uniform thickness throughout as is now the common practice, as when a fiat sole is conformed to and secured upon the shoe in the ordinary manner, buckling takes place causing irregular surfaces of unequal wear resisting qualities. From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawreinforcing fabric vulcanized in and covered by uniform parallel extending layers of rubbercomposition anda base layer of cementitious material, said concavo-convex shape and said cementitious material adapting the sole to conform and to be initially attached to the shoe upper without crinkles, and said reinforcing layers of fabric being adapted to secure and maintain the sole in such conformed position.

In testimony whereof I have aifixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS SOLOMON. Witnesses ANNA J. Hos'rao, JAMES L. EDWARDS. 

